Principled Ethics :Generalism as a Regulative Ideal

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Sean McKeever Michael Ridge

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Principled Ethics :Generalism as a Regulative Ideal

Sean McKeever(Author) Michael Ridge(Author)

3.60 (5 Ratings by Goodreads)

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Published: 20 April, 2006

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Moral philosophy has long been dominated by the aim of understanding morality and the virtues in terms of principles. However, the underlying assumption that this is the best approach has received almost no defence, and has been attacked by particularists, who argue that the traditional link between morality and principles is little more than an unwarranted prejudice. In Principled Ethics, Michael Ridge and Sean McKeever meet the particularist challenge head on, and defend a distinctive view they call 'generalism as a regulative ideal'. After cataloguing the wide array of views that have gone under the heading 'particularism' they explain why the main particularist arguments fail to establish their conclusions. The authors' generalism incorporates what is most insightful in particularism (e.g. the possibility that reasons are context-sensitive - 'holism' about reasons) while rejecting every major particularist doctrine. At the same time, they avoid the excesses of hyper-generalist views according to which moral thought is constituted by allegiance to a particular principle or set of principles. Instead, they argue that insofar as moral knowledge and practical wisdom are possible, we both can and should codify all of morality in a manageable set of principles even if we are not yet in possession of those principles. Moral theory is in this sense a work in progress. Nor is the availability of a principled codification of morality an idle curiosity. Ridge and McKeever also argue that principles have an important role to play in guiding the virtuous agent.

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Type	Book
ISBN13	9780199290666
ISBN10	0199290660
Number Of Pages	256
Item Weight	379 g
Product Dimensions	157 x 234 x 17 mm
Publisher / Reseller	Oxford University Press
Format	paperback

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clear, honest and engaging...a considerable credit to its two authors. * Jonathan Dancy, Mind Journal *
an impressive counterblast to the particularists, and a genuine contribution to the debate * Jonathan Dancy, TLS *
Principled Ethics is an excellent work of philosophy...No philosopher working on particularism should ignore McKeever and Ridge's arguments...All in all, Principled Ethics is a highly stimulating read. * Daniel Star, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *
Despite the attractions of particularism, most philosophers feel that it misses something. McKeever and Ridge turn these vague worries into razor-sharp objections. Then they develop a moderate alternative view of how principles work in morality. For anyone tempted to become a particularist, this book is a powerful deterrent. * Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Dartmouth College *

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Principled Ethics :Generalism as a Regulative Ideal

Sean McKeever Michael Ridge

3.60 ( 5 Ratings by Goodreads)